Horizontal Spacing Commands (continued)

Function:

Absolute dot position

Format:

<ESC>

“$”

 

 

ASCII

n1

n2

Decimal

27

36

n1

n2

Hexadecimal

1B

24

n1

n2

Remarks:

Moves the print head to an absolute horizontal position. The position, in inches, is determined by the formula (n + n2 X 256)/60. The maximum position is 13.6 inches.

Function:

Move print head

Format:

<ESC>

“\"

 

 

ASCII

n1

n2

Decimal

27

92

n1

n2

Hexadecimal

1B

5C

n1

n2

Remarks:

Moves the print head a specified distance from the last character printed. It can move the print head either left or right. The distance, in inches, is determined by the following formulas:

Draft:

(n1 + n2 x 256)/120

Letter Quality:

(n1 + n2 x 256)/180

Proportional:

(n1 + n2 x 256)/360

To move to the left, add 64 to the calculated value for n2. The maximum distance is 13.6 inches. The command will be ignored if you try to move to a position outside of the current margins.

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